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From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Related topics: Employment
overstaffedo‧ver‧staffed /ˌəʊvəˈstɑːft◂ $ ˌoʊvərˈstæft◂/ adjective BEWORKERan overstaffed company, organization etc has more workers than it needs OPP understaffed
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overstaffed• The company has more money, and it has a big, overstaffed personnel department.• There was some sort of job creation scheme going on at the overstaffed scoreboard.
From Longman Business Dictionaryoverstaffedo‧ver‧staffed /ˌəʊvəˈstɑːft◂ˌoʊvərˈstæft◂/ adjectiveHUMAN RESOURCES an overstaffed company, organization etc has more people working for it than it needsSYNOVERMANNEDWe were overstaffed in some areas and not as competitive as we should have been. → opposite understaffed —overstaffing noun [uncountable]He cut the workforce sharply to eliminate overstaffing.
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